I have a question about being on Depo and taking birth control pills at the same time?

i tryed skipping my period on the birth control pills and it never worked so my doctor told me she will give me the Depo shot and to take birth control pill on top of the shot,to hopefully stop my period. I am getting married and going on my honeymoon i dont wanna be spotting or any of that.

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That's a really BAD idea! Apart from the huge amount of artificial hormones you'd be putting into your body, from both types of birth control, & the risks that come with both drugs, going onto Depo Provera will often cause irregular bleeding, which can be heavy, until you've had 2 or 3 shots!You MIGHT be one of the lucky women who find their bleeding stops straight away, but that is not what many women find. Once Depo Provera is in your body, even if you only ever have the 1 shot, then you could find that it takes you a year or two to become pregnant, from the time your misses shot was due, & some women are affected for much longer. Do your research before making a decision. Lots of women regret ever having 1 shot of Depo. Personally, I have experienced it & it took years to stop the heavy & persistent bleeding it caused when I tried to get off it. I was on a constant, heavy period for 2 years, despite several attempts by doctors to intervene. I had to go back onto Depo to stop the bleeding. I spent 18 years on it, in total. Just 1 shot could cause long term effects, so it's worth doing your research.

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surrah0929 Jun 2017

my whole thing is im trying to not have a period or spotting on my wedding day and honeymoon.she gave me the shot(depo) and said if i still spot to take my birth control pills and hopefully that will stop it.i just hate periods and really dont wanna deal with that especially on my wedding day.

I have no idea what the effect will be. There are no studies done on combing the two, to the best of my knowledge. It's something you will have to decide on for yourself, if you find that you are bleeding/spotting when it comes to the time. Whether it will work or not, I really don't know.